From: Mark McIntyre <mark AT garthorn DOT demon DOT co DOT uk>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: DJGPP reserves wrong int size
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 23:59:59 +0100
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On Tue, 26 Jun 2001 18:19:30 -0400, Pete Becker <petebecker AT acm DOT org>
wrote:

>Mark McIntyre wrote:
>> 
>> On Tue, 26 Jun 2001 10:37:46 -0400, Pete Becker <petebecker AT acm DOT org>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> >Stuart Golodetz wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> The issue was not the point I was making, I was saying that perhaps the fact
>> >> that he was misreading hex meant he was trying something which was too
>> >> difficult for him. As it happens he *can* in fact read hex, as he has kindly
>> >> pointed out to me in an email flame, despite the fact that I pointed out I
>> >> was not trying to be offensive.
>> >
>> >Whether or not you were trying, you succeeded. Newsgroup postings often
>> >have minor (and sometimes major) mistakes, and to question someone's
>> >competence based on minor mistakes is, indeed, insulting.
>> 
>> you obviously don't post in CLC much. That kind of error is liable to
>> get you flambee'd with the best of them here.
>
>I post here quite often. I agree that people here overreact to errors.

I must somehow skip your posts, or you must somehow miss these errors
for believe me this was a light toasting at first.
-- 
Mark McIntyre
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